Gerlando Buzzanca was born on August 24, 1935 in Palermo, Italy. He is the nephew of actor Gino Buzzanca [1912-1985]. After his studies in Palermo he moved to Rome to persue an acting career. He landed a small role as one of the slaves in “Ben-Hur” (1959) before a major role in “Divorzio all'Italiana” (1961) followed by “Seduced and Abandoned” (1964). He became typecast as a not so smart Sicilian in a number of B films. He began to appear in a number of films opposite some of the most beautiful actresses of the day such as Laura Antonelli, Joan Collins, Claudia Cardinale, Catherine Spaak, Senta Berger and Barbara Bouchet. He found his calling in comedy films which were common Italian fair in the 1970s. He also worked in radio and on stage during this period of his career. He was more popular abroad in France, Spain, Japan, Greece and Isreal than in Italy. During the 21st century he has been active in several television series. Lando appeared in three Euro-westerns: “For a Few Dollars Less”, “Rebels on the Loose” both in 1966 and “The Beast” 1970. Today we celebrate Lando Buzzanca's 75th birthday.
No comments:
Post a Comment